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Barack Obama

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sheshe2

(87,491 posts)
Tue Nov 18, 2014, 09:26 PM Nov 2014

Learning to glide~ [View all]

Well said Michelle

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I suspect that President Obama has learned to glide. And that's what allows him to - as Michelle describes - play the long game.

Here's the thing about my husband: even in the toughest moments, when it seems like all is lost, Barack Obama never loses sight of the end goal. He never lets himself get distracted by the chatter and the noise, even if it comes from some of his best supporters. He just keeps moving forward.

And in those moments when we're all sweating it, when we're worried that the bill won't pass or the negotiation will fall through, Barack always reminds me that we're playing a long game here. He reminds me that change is slow — it doesn't happen overnight.


If we keep showing up, if we keep fighting the good fight and doing what we know is right, then eventually we will get there.

We always have

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BOG ~ Our President stays the course and remains focused, change has never happened over night.



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